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Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
555 Manchester Hwy
Murfreesboro, TN 37127
Phone
(615) 904-6765
District
RUTHERFORD COUNTY
County
RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
743
Classroom Teachers
58

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Tennessee

7

(10 is best)

Better than 62.9% of all TN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
34%
46%
36%
46%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

40 30 20 10 0
32%
33%
28%
35%
36%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
28%
23%
26%
44%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 163 21.9%
Grade 7 265 35.7%
Grade 8 315 42.4%
Total 743 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 47.5% 56.5% 62.3%
Black 22.9% 18.6% 21.6%
Hispanic 26.0% 20.0% 13.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.1% 4.6% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 187,416 7,051,339
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 330.8 169
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.9% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.3% 33.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.3% 25.7%
65 OR OLDER 11.1% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 64,503 2,713,635
Single Parent Households With Children 9.3% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.5% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.8% 29.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.6% 14.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.9% 15.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.7% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.3% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.6% 17.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.6% 12.6%
$15,000 or less 5.3% 9.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,144 $291,581,952 59.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $446 $21,166,268 4.3%
Staff $455 $21,593,390 4.4%
General Administration $185 $8,779,730 1.8%
School Administration $484 $22,969,672 4.7%
Operation $717 $34,027,386 6.9%
Transportation $440 $20,881,520 4.2%
Other $115 $5,457,670 1.1%
Total Support $2,841 $134,828,178 27.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,410 $66,915,780 13.6%
Total Expenditures $10,395 $493,325,910 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,076 $6,055,596,249 54.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $517 $514,989,071 4.6%
Staff $637 $635,260,889 5.7%
General Administration $212 $211,475,970 1.9%
School Administration $644 $641,504,793 5.7%
Operation $799 $796,124,112 7.1%
Transportation $365 $364,043,741 3.3%
Other $300 $299,115,221 2.7%
Total Support $3,474 $3,462,481,329 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,675 $1,669,852,381 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,225 $11,187,895,551 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%